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cleavage plane [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gemmology
- Diamond Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cleavage plane
1, record 1, English, cleavage%20plane
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plane of cleavage 2, record 1, English, plane%20of%20cleavage
correct
- cleaving plane 3, record 1, English, cleaving%20plane
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The crystallographic plane along which a crystalline material, such as diamond or certain types of rocks, may be split most easily. 4, record 1, English, - cleavage%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cleavage planes are developed along planes of weakness in the atomic lattice and the perfection ... of the cleavage depends upon the relative strength of the bonds in this plane ... 5, record 1, English, - cleavage%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cleavage plane: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - cleavage%20plane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Gemmologie
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan de clivage
1, record 1, French, plan%20de%20clivage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plan selon lequel un cristal peut se fendre facilement, et suivant lequel se fait le clivage. 2, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20clivage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Clivage. C'est la propriété que possèdent la plupart des cristaux de se briser sous l'action d'un choc [...] suivant des directions déterminées souvent parallèles entre elles et qu'on appelle «plans de clivage» : ce sont des plans de moindre résistance. 3, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20clivage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On distingue [...] dans les cristaux les plans de clivage qui sont des plans de rupture préférentielle parallèles aux surfaces principales ou dérivées. 4, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20clivage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Clivage : Rupture d'un minéral fissile suivant son plan de cassure naturel le plus favorable (dit plan de clivage). Le clivage de certains minéraux (ardoise, mica) peut se faire en feuillets minces, ou clivures. 5, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20clivage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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